Hundreds of protestors from various faith traditions met outside Dodgers Stadium over the weekend to protest the team’s decision to honor a drag queen organization where the queens dress as Catholic nuns.
According to The Blaze, on Friday, the Los Angeles Dodgers honored the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence with a Community Heroes award despite previously uninviting them due to backlash.
As reported by Fox News, thousands of people turned out to protest the Dodgers’ decision to re-invite the drag queen group.
“We’re just here, all the faiths are standing united, all the different denominations, even Catholics, Christians, we’re just all united for our love of Christ,” protester Jesse Holguin told KTLA-TV.
“We’re very angry that the Dodgers invited this group that mock our lord and savior, Jesus Christ,” he added.
The protest included a public prayer and several speakers, including a Jewish rabbi.
“A huge group of Catholics and Christians have already arrived outside of Dodger Stadium to pray in protest of the Dodgers honoring the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence,” TPUSA reporter Savanah Hernandez wrote on Twitter Friday evening.
LOS ANGELES- A huge group of Catholics and Christians have already arrived outside of Dodger Stadium to pray in protest of the Dodgers honoring the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.
A drag group that has repeatedly mocked Christ and the Catholic faith: pic.twitter.com/oHPIeHoCI3
— Savanah Hernandez (@sav_says_) June 16, 2023
“A drag group that has repeatedly mocked Christ and the Catholic faith,” she said of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.
Professing Christian and Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw said he opposed his team’s decision and shared that they had planned a “Christian Faith and Family Day” at the stadium for people of faith who were offended by last weekend’s event.
On the other hand, an LGBTQ group claimed those against the Dodgers’ decision to go forward with the drag event were associated with white supremacy.
“We’re hoping that the Dodgers will see the amount of Catholics and Christians that are showing up here today, peacefully, and showing that we’re not budging,” added protester Anthony Rodriguez.
“We’re drawing a line in the sand, and we’re putting our faith first,” he asserted.
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Milton Quintanilla is a freelance writer and content creator. He is a contributing writer for Christian Headlines and the host of the For Your Soul Podcast, a podcast devoted to sound doctrine and biblical truth. He holds a Masters of Divinity from Alliance Theological Seminary.
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